1952 Chicago Bears season

The 1952 season was the Chicago Bears' 33rd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1951 and finished at 5–7 under head coach and owner George Halas, fifth in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the league.^[1]

1952 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	5th NFL National
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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Regular season

Main article: 1952 NFL season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–14	1–0	City Stadium	24,656
2	October 5	at Chicago Cardinals	L 10–21	1–1	Comiskey Park	34,697
3	October 12	Dallas Texans	W 38–20	2–1	Wrigley Field	35,429
4	October 19	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–40	2–2	Wrigley Field	46,338
5	October 26	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–31	2–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	43,574
6	November 2	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	3–3	Kezar Stadium	58,255
7	November 9	Green Bay Packers	L 28–41	3–4	Wrigley Field	41,751
8	November 16	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–40	3–5	Wrigley Field	40,737
9	November 23	Detroit Lions	W 24–23	4–5	Wrigley Field	37,508
10	November 27	at Dallas Texans	L 23–27	4–6	Rubber Bowl	3,000
11	December 7	at Detroit Lions	L 21–45	4–7	Briggs Stadium	50,410
12	December 14	Chicago Cardinals	W 10–7	5–7	Wrigley Field	32,578

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.^[2]

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 3 0 7 14 24 Packers 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 28 Location: City Stadium Game attendance: 24,656

Scoring summary Q1 CHI White 30 yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q2 GB Rote 5 yard run (Cone kick) GB 7–3 Q3 CHI Dottley 25 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) CHI 10–3 Q4 CHI Schroeder 16 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) CHI 17–3 Q4 CHI Dottley 44 yard run (Blanda kick) CHI 24–3 Q4 GB Howton 39 yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) CHI 24–10

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Standings

NFL National Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	7–3	344	192	W3
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	8–2	349	234	W8
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	6–3	285	221	W1
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	3–6	295	312	L3
Chicago Bears	5	7	0	.417	4–6	245	326	W1
Dallas Texans	1	11	0	.083	1–9	182	427	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. "Chicago Bears 1952 Games and Schedule | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. "Texans upset Bears for first win, 27-23". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 28, 1952.
3. "Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.. Retrieved 2015-Aug-03.